1) The class of problems is distinct from the class of solutions…Focus on solutions, instead of problems: what is your ideal perfect future? If you are here is because you want to speak Italian very well, aren’t you?

2) The client is the expert. You are the one who knows what’s best for you, what part of the learning you need to focus more on.

3) If it works, don’t fix it. If you are very good at doing something in Italian (for example you are so good at ordering cappuccinos;-), why should you change the way you do it?

4) If something works (better), do more of it. If you find that something really helps in improving your Italian, what about doing more of it? Do you think this would help?

5) Look for “differences that make a difference”. Do you remember that time you spoke Italian very well (or any other foreign language)? What made that difference that made you act that way? What made everything work out so well?

6) If something does not work, do something else. If learning any tiny detail of grammar, didn’t lead you to fluency, why don’t you do something else?